[INDOLOGY] Meaning of dot over numerals

[Harry Spier]

What Madhav and Nagaraj  say (that the devanagari 4 with dot on top) in
this manuscript represents oM makes sense from the contents but is it more
complicated?
1) This symbol (numeral 4 with dot on top) mostly occurs as oM before a
bIja mantra followed by namaH. And all bIja mantras followed by namaH use
this symbol (numeral 4 with dot) as oM. See folios 5b, 6a,6b,7a,7b etc.
2)  ओं  is also used throughout the manuscript  See folios 1a,2a,2b,4a,5b,
11a
3)Has anyone seen this symbol (numeral 4 with dot on top) used in any other
manuscripts?

Harry Spier


On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 12:57 AM Nagaraj Paturi <nagarajpaturi at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yes, it is occurring in the place wherever om ॐ is  expected.
>
> On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 6:11 AM Madhav Deshpande via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
>> Dear Harry,
>>
>>      In all likelihood, this is a sign for the letter ॐ.
>>
>> Madhav
>>
>> Madhav M. Deshpande
>> Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
>> University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
>> Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
>> Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore,
>> India
>>
>> [Residence: Campbell, California, USA]
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 1, 2024 at 5:33 PM Harry Spier via INDOLOGY <
>> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear list members,
>>> I've attached a pdf of folio 6a of śrīvidyānityapaddhatiḥ by Sahib Kaul.
>>> On In that folio there are multiple occurrences of what looks to me like
>>> the numeral four with a dot over top.
>>> Can anyone tell me what these are, some kind of repetition symbol?
>>>
>>> The entire manuscript can be downloaded from archive.org at:
>>>
>>> https://archive.org/download/ShriVidyaNityaPaddhatiOfSahibKaulAlm27Shlf260531673KDevanagariTantra/Shri%20Vidya%20Nitya%20Paddhati%20of%20Sahib%20Kaul_Alm_27_shlf_2_6053_1673_K_Devanagari%20-%20Tantra.pdf
>>> Harry Spier
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